Stacking the Shelves is a weekly meme hosted by Tynga's Reviews, in which bloggers share the books and swag they've received in the past week!
So, what did I get in the week of Sunday, August 20th to Saturday, August 26th?
(all links to Goodreads are provided!)
In the mail:
Entangled blogger package, featuring Black Bird of the Gallows by Meg Kassel
I love everything about this package! It was a surprise and so very much appreciated. I started reading Black Bird of the Gallows almost immediately, and I loved it. My review is HERE! If you're in the USA, you can win a copy of the book. =)
Review copies from this week - all unsolicited but definitely appreciated! I hate that I probably won't read any of these, but I'll do my best to try, or at least send them to good homes. It's a great mix!
Button-y swag!
A trade with Nikole, who is awesome. I have more buttons than a person ever should, but you don't hear me complaining. One day I'll post a picture of me swimming in my buttons. For now though, I'll keep collecting more. :D
Another swag trade!
Thanks, Raisa! I love trading mostly because I get rid of books productively and I don't mind receiving swag (as opposed to more books), most of the time. It's a win-win situation!
Ember/Torch cuff
GUYSSSSSS! I've been looking for this for ages, hoping someone would post it on #booksfortrade or give it away or something. It was part of the amazing mailing for A Torch Against the Night last year. I didn't receive that mailing (sadness!) but I ended up getting the armlet cuff, which is awesome! Thanks so much to Dahlia for making this happen!
From Edelweiss:
Harper dumped a ton of YA books on Edelweiss, but I only downloaded one. I didn't realize that Beautiful Lawman was uploaded (for a while now!) so I got that one too. I have been dying to read it, ever since I saw the announcement about it!
Reviews from this week:
Favorite Instagram post from this week:
Not a bad week! It went by so quickly - I can't believe it is Saturday already. And September is only a few days away! It's baffling.
I barely saw the eclipse here in Baltimore, on Monday! It rained in parts of the city, so the overcast didn't really help. But it was cool. I hope my Texan friends and followers will be safe and well during this hurricane!
Not a bad week! It went by so quickly - I can't believe it is Saturday already. And September is only a few days away! It's baffling.
I barely saw the eclipse here in Baltimore, on Monday! It rained in parts of the city, so the overcast didn't really help. But it was cool. I hope my Texan friends and followers will be safe and well during this hurricane!
Look at you scoring all that fabulous loot. :) I imagine you have a ton of buttons.
ReplyDeleteI got to see a bit of the eclipse though we had cloud cover, too.
Yes, indeed, wishing Texas friends safety.
Thank you! I can't even imagine putting all of the buttons together to take a photo. It is so many. :D
DeleteI hope you are doing well, Sophia!
Lovely goodies and books! I also got Honor Among Thieves this week. And some others... :)
ReplyDeleteI hope you like it! I might grab a few others in the future... right now I'm sticking with just the one!
DeleteBlack Bird of the Gallows looks amazing, I'm glad you loved it. And yay for lots of swag!
ReplyDeleteSorry you didn't get a good shot of the eclipse :( And I also can't believe it's nearly September!! Time is so scary ;) It's seriously unbelievable.
Have a lovely week, Alyssa :)
Amy @ A Magical World Of Words
Amy, it was wonderful! I highly recommend it. Happy reading!
DeleteAwesome haul!!! You got a lot of cool stuff, enjoy!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much, Stormi!
DeleteWow! You had a great week!! Where do you put all your buttons?! Lol! I put my first stash on a bag but I never use it anymore for fear of losing a button. I lost a button on my backpack once and since it was from Niagara Falls I couldn't replace it. :( So I don't really like putting my buttons somewhere where they can fall off and disappear!
ReplyDeleteYeah that cuff is awesome! Always bummed when pubs pass me over for those cool things too. But it looks like you did rather well with books this week too! Hope you enjoy all the new lovelies!
My STS will be up tomorrow, so stop by then if you can!
Have a GREAT day!
Old Follower :)
Oh man. Currently I have them in three different metal containers, like those ones that have cookies in them, in the grocery store or Walmart. :D I need a more permanent home for them though, because I have way too many smaller containers. I need just one big container.
DeleteI had buttons all over my school backpack! But now that I'm done with school, I don't need the backpack... I should probably take them off. Whoops!
Thank you, Jessica!
Love all of the book swag! :)
ReplyDeleteRight? Thank you, Rachel!
DeleteWow! That swag looks pretty neat and fun! Nice book haul too. A little cooler here in NC, thank goodness. Happy Saturday to you! Hugs...
ReplyDeleteI'm not sure I love the cooler air! I wish it could be summer-y forever. But then again, I'd take cooler over hurricane any day. :/
DeleteI didn't end up seeing the eclipse either. I was so worried to check it out because I get migraines so easily and my eyes are very sensitive to light so I didn't even go outside. haha! My husband went outside with the special glasses and ended up still getting a headache lol. You got so much great book swag this week! You are awesome! Hope you love your new books, and have a great week!
ReplyDeleteOMG! My mom was so worried too! She was freaking out about me going to check it out... and then it didn't really happen. Too much rain and clouds. I had the special glasses and everything!
DeleteThank you, Julie!
Yay for getting so much pretty mail this week :D Also cannot wait to see the mail that you got today :D Ahh! All of that swag looks so stunning. <3 YAY for getting that lovely cuff :D So pretty. Happy reading Alyssa. <3 Hope you'll love all of this :)
ReplyDeleteUgh I forgot to post the Saturday mail! I'll post it in next week's STS post. It was entirely too much, anyway!
DeleteThank you, Carina!
That Entangled blogger package is SO awesome. How fun!! I'm ready for September and the fall season in general - lots of fun things to look forward to!
ReplyDelete-Lauren
www.shootingstarsmag.net
For real! I'm in love. They have stepped up their game. OMG September is full of new releases! It's exciting and slightly intimidating. But mostly exciting!
DeleteNice swag! I love the look of Black Bird of the Gallows, and Honor Among Thieves also! I saw the eclipse too but we only had the partial view, but it was fun. :)
ReplyDeleteBBotG is so good, Greg! I'm glad you got to see a partial view of the eclipse. ^_^
DeleteI'm so glad to hear you liked Black Bird of the Gallows, I've been dying to read it. I'm also looking forward to reading your review on Honor Among Thieves, it looks really good as well.
ReplyDeleteI hope you have a lovely week :)
Here is my STS
It was amazing, Aneta! I hope you love it. Thank you!
DeleteLove that armlet cuff! I'm always amazed at some of the amazing swag publishers come up with! And I also grabbed Honor Among Thieves from Edelweiss this week, I'm so excited about it :)
ReplyDelete~Mogsy @ BiblioSanctum
HONESTLY THOUGH! When I saw it in the mailing last year, immediate lust and jealousy hit. But at the same time, I was happy for those people. But at the same SAME time, I wanted one! It worked out though.
DeleteHappy reading, Mogsy!
Honor Among Thieves sounds so so good! Happy reading!
ReplyDeleteIt does! Thank you, Teresa. =)
DeleteI bought Shimmer and Burn as well! I couldn't turn down that pretty cover. And that Entangled blogger package is awesome!
ReplyDeleteIt is SO pretty! I have a review scheduled soon. And I'm very impressed with Entangled! Appreciative too. ^_^
Deleteoh I hope you enjoy Beautiful Lawman. I will be reading it soon. I did recently read Escape to You and it was AMAZING!! I highly recommend you pick that up. Have you read Jennifer Ryan before?
ReplyDeleteI'm so excited about Beautiful Lawman! I've not read anything by Jennifer Ryan (though I definitely own at least one other book of hers). I might try this one! Since it was sent unsolicited, it's always hard, but I can't resist romance. :D
DeleteAlyssa how did you get your hands on Beautiful Lawman when its being released in December?
DeleteI didn't see any of the eclipse here in NY either. Lots of nice books on your list. Enjoy them and have a great week!
ReplyDeleteJust stopping by and trying to catch up on everything I've missed in the past couple of weeks! Your books hauls look awesome and I've been LOVING your IG posts!!!! Lurking there HARD. :)
ReplyDeleteHope you are having an awesome week this week!
Wow, you scored a lot of bookish goodies this week. Nice haul!
ReplyDeleteA great mail call. :-)
ReplyDeletesherry @ fundinmental Sunday Memes
Great haul this week! Sorry the weather didn't cooperate with the eclipse for you. I love all of your swag and the cuff is pretty awesome. Enjoy!
ReplyDeleteGreat haul. All the swag is awesome! Looks like you had a very productive week!
ReplyDeleteWow, you've got some amazing books and swag this week! :-) Hope you have a wonderful week.
ReplyDeleteI just got approved for Honor Among Thieves. I hope you love all of your new goodies.
ReplyDeleteGrace @ Books of Love